Late Qing Dynasty Executioner

"My king has no requirements. It is only because he respects the leader that he is willing to lead the way.

Of course, if the leader is willing to confer titles on one or two of our kings, that would be even better! " Zheng Huaide looked at Chen Gu cautiously before saying the last sentence.

Chen Gu couldn't help but smile. As for the land of South Vietnam, Chen Gu actually had no demands. After all, it was not unified in later generations. As for the resources of South Vietnam, they could be obtained through other means.

"Okay, when our China unifies the world, that will be the day when Nguyen Phuc Anh will be crowned the King of Annan. But those foreigners cannot be kept!" Chen Gu said with a smile.

"This~!" Zheng Huaide couldn't help but hesitate a little, he still wanted to fight for it.

Firstly, the East India Company is not weak. If the fleet led by Smith is destroyed, I am afraid that the East India Company will not let it go. They may not dare to cause trouble for China, but they will definitely be entangled with South Vietnam.

Secondly, Smith had done him a lot of favors, so he couldn't just watch him die, right?
However, when Zheng Huaide looked up and saw the cold light flashing in Chen Gu's eyes, he immediately became timid. After thinking for a while, he said, "Those foreigners are not weak, and their fleet can transport troops. Why don't we persuade them to join the leader's side?"

"No need, I can accept you because we are all of the same origin and race, but what are those foreigners?
How can we let these barbarians off so easily when they dare to spy on China?" Chen Gu flatly refused.

The Chinese call themselves the descendants of Yan and Huang, while the Nanyue call themselves the descendants of Emperor Yan, so it is not an exaggeration to say that they share the same origin and race. Moreover, they all belong to the same Confucian cultural circle and were once in the same country, so it is not an exaggeration to say that they are brothers fighting against each other.

Chen Jue can naturally be forgiven.

But what are foreigners?
"You don't need to show up in this matter, just wait and watch the show. Go back and let Nguyen Phuc Anh sit back and watch!" Chen Gu continued.

Zheng Huaide didn't dare to say anything more for fear of bringing trouble upon himself. Being able to get Chen Gu to agree to Annan's surrender and also promise to confer the title of king on Nguyen Phuc Anh, he had already accomplished his mission. At least his life was saved.

As for the rest, just let him be. He, Zheng Huaide, is just a minister of a small country and cannot bear so many and such big responsibilities.

Zheng Huaide hurried back to Nanhai County and boasted a lot in front of Nguyen Phuc Anh, mainly about how moody Chen Gu was and how hard he had to negotiate and argue with reason before Chen Gu finally agreed to enthrone Nguyen Phuc Anh as the King of Annan after the unification of China.

"Just the King of Annan?" Nguyen Phuc Anh was somewhat disappointed. He still wanted the title of Nanyue, but when he thought about the fact that Chen Gu was only willing to give him a high-ranking official position before and was now willing to make him a king, it was not bad.

"Let the King of Annan be the King of Annan. As for Smith and the others, let them be. This is a good opportunity to see the methods of the Chinese combat army." Nguyen Phuc Anh said.

Although this army was a mercenary force hired by Nguyen Phuc Anh, in principle Nguyen Phuc Anh should be responsible for their safety. It is somewhat immoral for him to do such a betrayal now.

But Nguyen Phuc Anh did not feel the slightest bit of guilt. He knew well how cruel these foreigners were to the colonies, and what they did was just an exchange of interests.

Moreover, the reason why these foreigners agreed to follow him to China was not only for his commission, but also to find out some truth about China.

Since the other party had bad intentions, he could not blame Nguyen Phuc Anh for breaking his promise. As for what would happen afterwards, Nguyen Phuc Anh was not afraid of being held accountable by the other party.

Nguyen Phuc Anh was afraid of Chen Gu because he was afraid of this country. After all, the two countries bordered each other, and Annan was too small in comparison.

As for these foreigners, although they have strong ships and powerful guns, they do not have many soldiers. Nguyen Phuc Anh, who has hundreds of thousands of troops, believes that he can still deal with them. In Panyu County, after Zheng Huaide left the county government, Yang Yunfeng and the other two looked at each other and saluted Chen Gu in unison, saying, "Meet the leader!"

"Okay, let's keep it the same as it was before. My son has ascended the throne and proclaimed himself emperor. It is not appropriate for me, the emperor emeritus, to show up in public. My identity needs to be kept secret from the outside world. Even if it's like trying to cover my ears to steal a bell, I have to cover my ears!" Chen Gu said helplessly.

Yang Yunfeng and the other two could not help but look at each other. In this situation, Chen Gu's identity was indeed a bit sensitive. If it were to be announced to the world, the little emperor of Chongqing would immediately become a joke, and even the whole of China would be laughed at.

They didn't understand why Chen Gu faked his death, which led to such an embarrassing situation, but this was obviously not something they should consider.

For them, it is enough that Chen Gu still has control over China. Judging from the fact that Chen Gu can still mobilize China's army, Chen Gu still has control over China.

This is not difficult to understand. After all, China's army was led by Chen Gui, and the generals in the army were Chen Gui's old subordinates.

"Prepare the bamboo frames to block the river, and launch an attack on the foreign fleet early tomorrow morning. We must capture those 20 warships." Chen Gu said.

"Your honor!" The three of them saluted and responded at the same time.

That night, nearly two hundred bamboo ropes as thick as fists and over a hundred meters long were transported to Humen.

The stone lock tied to the bamboo rope has also been fixed on the Humen side. Once the bamboo rope arrives, it can be tied to the stone lock on the shore.

The first bamboo rope is at the downstream. When the bamboo frame is lowered in the second half of the night and a certain amount of bamboo frame is intercepted on the bamboo rope, the second bamboo rope will be tied ten meters upstream.

After the second bamboo rope intercepts a certain bamboo frame, the third bamboo rope is tied ten meters above, and so on. Finally, the nearly two-kilometer river surface is covered with bamboo ropes hanging with bamboo frames.

A bamboo rope is certainly not enough to stop a warship that has already started moving, even a wooden sailing ship cannot stop it.

However, with a river surface of two kilometers, no warship can rush across it all at once, and once a warship slows down, it will be impossible to leave quickly and will only become a sitting duck for coastal defense artillery.

In just one night, the Pearl River in Humen was completely blocked.

Upon learning of the situation, Smith immediately found Nguyen Phuc Anh, hoping that Nguyen Phuc Anh could send troops to attack Humen in order to dredge the surface of the Pearl River.

However, he did not expect Nguyen Phuc Anh to refuse without hesitation, which made Smith unable to believe his ears.

"Your Majesty, why is this happening?" Smith asked in surprise.

Nguyen Phuc Anh smiled but did not answer. Zheng Huaide on the side explained: "Smith, the enemy is very strong. This battle cannot be fought anymore."

(End of this chapter)